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he has syria to the north and iraq to the east and israel and the west bank to his west. i sat down with king abdullah at davos on friday. your majesty, when you look at the arab spring, is it fair to draw the inference, at this point in the game, that repression has not worked but bribery has. by which i mean to say that the states attempted repression are either the regimes are gone or teetering like syria. but those that have large oil wealth were able to provide various kinds, particularly in the gulf, have all survived. >> well, i think you have to take a step back and look at history of how the middle east was divided up. and this is one of the problems we face in political reforms in jordan. we're still living in the shadows of the cold war and during the cold war, it was more sort of the monarchies to the west and to the soviet union. maybe you've seen the reaction more in the republics than you have in the countries that are sort of either emirates or monarchies. but this is what makes maybe the transition to political reform more difficult. in my country, 90% of
he has syria to the north and iraq to the east and israel and the west bank to his west. i sat down with king abdullah at davos on friday. your majesty, when you look at the arab spring, is it fair to draw the inference, at this point in the game, that repression has not worked but bribery has. by which i mean to say that the states attempted repression are either the regimes are gone or teetering like syria. but those that have large oil wealth were able to provide various kinds, particularly...
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israel, the least visits from any secretary of state since rogers. henry kissinger, 36 times for israel. is this significant? >> well, i mean, she was very energetic. i don't know if she gets frequent flyer miles for all of the miles she logged. that is her job as chief diplomat. >> sadly probably the one perk she does not get. >> right, but the fact is our relationship with israel hasn't been the best. so i don't know if you can directly equate that. anne marie served in the administration. but under the obama administration, relations with israel have been very tough. they may have reached a bottom and mare they're on an uprise, but once again, i think this comes down to president obama's policy. remember, she's the secretary of state. she implements the president's agenda, and i think a lot of the problems out there, i think, were president obama's vision. i think i may be wrong here, but i think secretary clinton would have done things a little different on some of these situations such as iran. in fact, i think she's more to the right on iran th
israel, the least visits from any secretary of state since rogers. henry kissinger, 36 times for israel. is this significant? >> well, i mean, she was very energetic. i don't know if she gets frequent flyer miles for all of the miles she logged. that is her job as chief diplomat. >> sadly probably the one perk she does not get. >> right, but the fact is our relationship with israel hasn't been the best. so i don't know if you can directly equate that. anne marie served in the...
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this is over israel. we understand they do this to find food and also to be a defense against birds of prey so they appear to be one big mass. have you ever seen anything like it? >> i have never seen anything like this with this species of birds n. the ocean, fish swarm in similar ways. it is an effective defense that confuses birds, animals. it can confuse a predator. if nothing else, it's so beautiful, isn't it? a reminder of the wonder of nature. how graflt we should be that there are still sights like this left in the world. >> it is beautiful. it reminds me of hitchcock's "the birds," too. there are two sides to it. just saying. >> indeed. that's in the back of one's mind. >> thanks. good to see you. >>> imagine this -- living in smog that's so thick you would be willing to pay money for a lung full of fresh air. that's how bad things are getting in china. there is a businessman who's got a solution. red lobster's 30 shrimp. wow, that's a lot of shrimp. [ male announcer ] it's red lobster's 30 shrim
this is over israel. we understand they do this to find food and also to be a defense against birds of prey so they appear to be one big mass. have you ever seen anything like it? >> i have never seen anything like this with this species of birds n. the ocean, fish swarm in similar ways. it is an effective defense that confuses birds, animals. it can confuse a predator. if nothing else, it's so beautiful, isn't it? a reminder of the wonder of nature. how graflt we should be that there are...
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now, are there pro-israel groups that are lobbying on behalf of israel? absolutely. are there dozens, if not hundreds of lobbies in washington operating in the same way all the time. so, this peculiar charge that this intimidates senators was something i found very disturbing and, obviously, not alone in this view. >> but you have writing in the "times" essentially about your column. it is bullying and name calling to denounce people as antisemitic a far right gump that regularly shoots itself in the foot. in a world in which anti-semitism actually does persist, this is a devaluing the term so that it becomes simply a glib right wing insult. >> to be pro-israel is to be this far right, netanyahu and people even further to his right. that's simply just not true. that is simply a character. by the way, absolutely. the term antisemitic unfair. but that does not mean that anti-semitism doesn't exist and the statements that kind of approach an anti-semitism aren't out there either. i sedan odor of prejudice. this is something he has to address. many other reasons, by the
now, are there pro-israel groups that are lobbying on behalf of israel? absolutely. are there dozens, if not hundreds of lobbies in washington operating in the same way all the time. so, this peculiar charge that this intimidates senators was something i found very disturbing and, obviously, not alone in this view. >> but you have writing in the "times" essentially about your column. it is bullying and name calling to denounce people as antisemitic a far right gump that...
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and israel used a high-powered mri on mr. sharon. and the scan showed significant brain activity in response to external stimuli. mr. sharon has been in the hospital for seven years after suffering is a brain hemorrhage in 2006. now, for year, the public has been under the impression that the storied israeli political powerhouse was in a coma or vegetative state. i spoke with the doctor who said sharon actually has had a low level or intermediate level of consciousness throughout the years which means he was not on life support or comatose all this time but somewhere in between consciousness and comatose and doctors don't know where exactly on the spectrum. when the new test was performed, everyone in the room went silent with astonishment because the brain imaging shows it is possible he can hear and understand what's going on around him. when his son spoke, his brain scan showed high activity in the proper location and was different than when he heard a stranger's voice. now, this all came about partly because in 2011 mr. sharon's
and israel used a high-powered mri on mr. sharon. and the scan showed significant brain activity in response to external stimuli. mr. sharon has been in the hospital for seven years after suffering is a brain hemorrhage in 2006. now, for year, the public has been under the impression that the storied israeli political powerhouse was in a coma or vegetative state. i spoke with the doctor who said sharon actually has had a low level or intermediate level of consciousness throughout the years...
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's strong supporter of israel, et cetera. it will play very big in confirmation hearings, should it get that far. >> something else that may play big is tough questioning, he is expected to face for his lack of support for the troop surge, you know, in iraq that was under president george w. bush. and that surge in 2007 turned out actually to be a success. how do you think he will handle that? >> it did. i will tell you. it wasn't just that he to he posed the surge, there were people who did that and even some republicans, the fact here is a republican the day after then-president bush announced the surge of troops in iraq to try to steady the ship there and get a foothold back on terra firm ma in iraq and chuck hagel came out and said biggest foreign policy mistake since vietnam. that's huge. that is gasp-inducing. >> i have to ask you about the next looming big battle in washington, that, of course, the fight in february, raising the country's borough limit. we get a glimpse what that's going to look like with "the state of
's strong supporter of israel, et cetera. it will play very big in confirmation hearings, should it get that far. >> something else that may play big is tough questioning, he is expected to face for his lack of support for the troop surge, you know, in iraq that was under president george w. bush. and that surge in 2007 turned out actually to be a success. how do you think he will handle that? >> it did. i will tell you. it wasn't just that he to he posed the surge, there were...
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iran issue. >> i would tell israel the same thing that the obama administration has already told israel. it's not in your interest to bomb nuclear facilities. it's not in our national interest. you let us take care of that. we have the potential to stop it, have you the potential only to delay it. and the consequences of your doing it are right now incomprehensible. they could be very, very dire. >> do you believe that it's important that in president obama's second term, he try to make a renewed effort on the middle east peace process? even though, let's face it, so far, what he's done has been unsuccessful? >> i'll tell you why i think so. i think if we don't move and do what is necessary, the arab masses will become more radicalized, more religiously driven and more jihadist, vis-a-vis israel, and i don't think israel can survive in the long run in that context. >> handling iran will be a delicate balance between toughness and restraint. unlike other foreign policy crisis, the clock is ticking. we know that president obama will have to deal with this one and probably this year. from
iran issue. >> i would tell israel the same thing that the obama administration has already told israel. it's not in your interest to bomb nuclear facilities. it's not in our national interest. you let us take care of that. we have the potential to stop it, have you the potential only to delay it. and the consequences of your doing it are right now incomprehensible. they could be very, very dire. >> do you believe that it's important that in president obama's second term, he try to...
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to be secretary of defense would be the most antagonistic secretary of defense toward the state of israel in our nation's history. >> profoundly wrong on some of the biggest national security threats confronting the united states today. >> the mechanical problems just keep rolling in from boeing's 787 dreamliner. >> more like a nightmare. three of boeing's brand new planes suffered a slew of issues. >> a fire and leaking fuel. >> error message related to the plane's braking system. >> all these little glitches that boeing says they are, or is there something else that's happening? >> nope. boeing says just growing pains. but airlines are growing impatient. >> they have a quality problem. and this quality problem should result -- >> speaking of problems. >> you quarterbacks, you get all the good-looking women. what a beautiful woman. wow. >> a.j.'s -- >> whoa. >> that's legendary sportcaster brent musberger -- >> musberger, chill out, baby. >> yeah, some thought it was kind of creepy. but not the beautiful woman herself. >> the fact that he said we were beautiful and gorgeous, i don't see
to be secretary of defense would be the most antagonistic secretary of defense toward the state of israel in our nation's history. >> profoundly wrong on some of the biggest national security threats confronting the united states today. >> the mechanical problems just keep rolling in from boeing's 787 dreamliner. >> more like a nightmare. three of boeing's brand new planes suffered a slew of issues. >> a fire and leaking fuel. >> error message related to the...
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exit polls from tuesday's election in israel show netanyahu will almost certainly hold on to his job. the surprising surge of a new centrist party has weakened netanyahu's power, but could ease strained relations with the u.s. and signal a good sign for more flexibility for peace efforts. >> so much closer than anyone thought. >>> a candid look at mental illness in a very famous family. mayor yell he called running from crazy. more from her and her documentary coming up. [ loud party sounds ] hi, i'm ensure clear... clear, huh? i'm not juice or fancy water. i've got nine grams of protein. that's three times more than me! [ female announcer ] ensure clear. nine grams protein. zero fat. in blueberry/pomegranate and peach. has oats that can help lower cholesterol? and it tastes good? sure does! wow. it's the honey, it makes it taste so... well, would you look at the time... what's the rush? be happy. be healthy. olaf gets great rewards for his small business! pizza! [ garth ] olaf's small business earns 2% cash back on every purchase, every day! helium delivery. put it on my spark card!
exit polls from tuesday's election in israel show netanyahu will almost certainly hold on to his job. the surprising surge of a new centrist party has weakened netanyahu's power, but could ease strained relations with the u.s. and signal a good sign for more flexibility for peace efforts. >> so much closer than anyone thought. >>> a candid look at mental illness in a very famous family. mayor yell he called running from crazy. more from her and her documentary coming up. [ loud...
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israel. australia, denmark, canada, but there are jobs off limits for women in each of those places. different jobs that are off limits. is there any position that you think a woman may not be able to do? yes, some women are bigger and stronger than men, but most women are not. as big and strong as men. i remember learning that, much to my chagrin, when i became a teenager and no longer was the fastest. they are built more physically than women. >> i remember learning that i couldn't beat up my little brother anymore. i didn't like that at all. many women are less strong than most men, but some women are stronger than many men. right now, the marine corps will allow men to join if they are 4'10" tall and 96 pounds, so if the marines can make a man out of a guy that small, it seems to me the marine corps could use a fuel good women, too. there are a whole lot of women, in fact, the overwhelming majority, of women who are a great deal stronger and tougher than that. >> we honor people who make
israel. australia, denmark, canada, but there are jobs off limits for women in each of those places. different jobs that are off limits. is there any position that you think a woman may not be able to do? yes, some women are bigger and stronger than men, but most women are not. as big and strong as men. i remember learning that, much to my chagrin, when i became a teenager and no longer was the fastest. they are built more physically than women. >> i remember learning that i couldn't beat...
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will assad fall, will israel bomb iran, and will the euro zone finally break apart? >>> then the fiscal cliff. the view from across the pond. how did our political process look from a perch overseas and what will it all mean for the u.s. economy and the global economy? >>> also, will this be india's awakening? the nation confronts its own dark corners after a despicable deadly act. i'll look at some parallels with america's recent tragic school shooting. >>> first, here's my take. the deal to avoid the fiscal cliff is a small victory for sanity, but what it says about the future is somewhat bleak. washington will probably lurch from crisis to crisis kicking problems forward and placing band aids small solutions on those it does address. there will likely be no large-scale initiative on tax reform, entitlement reform, energy policy, probably even immigration reform and this is the real worry. because beyond the self-inflicted crisis of the cliff and the forthcoming debt ceiling, the united states faces a much deeper challenge. for more than a decade now, for many deca
will assad fall, will israel bomb iran, and will the euro zone finally break apart? >>> then the fiscal cliff. the view from across the pond. how did our political process look from a perch overseas and what will it all mean for the u.s. economy and the global economy? >>> also, will this be india's awakening? the nation confronts its own dark corners after a despicable deadly act. i'll look at some parallels with america's recent tragic school shooting. >>> first,...
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and the lack of support for israel. let's listen to what john cornyn said. >> comments with the so-called jewish lobby, which seems to denigrate the efforts of pro-israel individuals, myself included, who view that relationship as a special relationship one that is important to our national security and stability in the region. >> is this a real problem for hagel? >> this is really a smoke screen. if chuck hagel had the same views on iran and defense spending as john mccain, no one would even be talking about the comments. i think it's a side show. one of the most important jewish leaders used the same phrase, jewish lobby, just last december. i think it would be more accurate to call it the right wing pro-israel lobby. but many of the pro israel lobby are jewish, as is myself. one of the groups is the american jewish committee to suggest this is in any way anti semitic, when many jews, including a rabbi from omaha, has testified to his good relationship with jews. >> peter br er biner, thank you joining us. thanks very
and the lack of support for israel. let's listen to what john cornyn said. >> comments with the so-called jewish lobby, which seems to denigrate the efforts of pro-israel individuals, myself included, who view that relationship as a special relationship one that is important to our national security and stability in the region. >> is this a real problem for hagel? >> this is really a smoke screen. if chuck hagel had the same views on iran and defense spending as john mccain,...
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. >> do you worry that in this election, you did also have the rise of new voices in israel that openly talk about the permanent annexation of the west bank and gaza, that talks about there is no palestinian state and that jordan is the palestinian state? >> i think since arab spring, you have many israelis saying this is the best thing that's happened to us. and all of us couldn't believe or fathom that line of reasoning. i would say that most israelis look at the arab spring with tremendous concern. so the last thing i would think that the majority of sensible raebllys would want the region destabilized. the question is can they create a two-state solution? we're not too late, the two-state solution will only survive as long as president obama's term. beyond that, if we don't fix it in the next four years, i don't believe it will ever happen. >> a final question, i mentioned repression didn't work, bribery seems to have worked. you haven't repressed, you don't have the money to bribe. do you feel like you have managed this kind of balancing act in jordan and that you worry that all th
. >> do you worry that in this election, you did also have the rise of new voices in israel that openly talk about the permanent annexation of the west bank and gaza, that talks about there is no palestinian state and that jordan is the palestinian state? >> i think since arab spring, you have many israelis saying this is the best thing that's happened to us. and all of us couldn't believe or fathom that line of reasoning. i would say that most israelis look at the arab spring with...
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they did not want to further isolate israel. and so i think what you're seeing, it's a small reaction to that, but i think the biggest that i think voters are trying to say, that they're very concerned about the high cost of living here. they're concerned about a lot of the things that are happening inside the country, as well as the security threat outside of the country. wolf? >> sara sidner, watching the israeli elections unfold in israel. thanks, sara. >>> all right. this just coming into "the situation room." a u.s. defense department official saying that the department of defense inspector general has cleared u.s. general john allen of allegations he wrote potentially inappropriate e-mails to jill kelly, the woman who claims she was being threatened by paula broadwell, in that whole general david petraeus scandal. the ig, the inspector general, has found the allegations against general allen to be unsubstantiated. an official tells cnn, at the same time, the official says, no decisions have been made on whether to go forwa
they did not want to further isolate israel. and so i think what you're seeing, it's a small reaction to that, but i think the biggest that i think voters are trying to say, that they're very concerned about the high cost of living here. they're concerned about a lot of the things that are happening inside the country, as well as the security threat outside of the country. wolf? >> sara sidner, watching the israeli elections unfold in israel. thanks, sara. >>> all right. this...
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position has been under fire for comments that he has said in the past about a gay individual, about israel, he still remains the top of the list, we're told, for that position. michelle flournoy, an undersecretary there also on the short list. treasury, you know, kenneth chenault, the ceo of american express, has been whispered about as a possibility there. yesterday, though, i spoke to a spokesman at american express who told me that kenneth chenault plans to continue at american express. so, you can essentially scratch him off the list. jack lew who is the current chief of staff at the white house, is on the list for that job. and then finally the cia, john brennan, the president's adviser for homeland security, is on the short list, michael morell who is the acting director of the cia also on the list. so, the president has some important key positions to fill, and, again, we expect that that could start rolling out as early as next week, ashleigh. >> okay, dan. i hope you get some sunshine while you're there at least a little bit. dan lothian live for us. >> reporter: i hope so, too. >
position has been under fire for comments that he has said in the past about a gay individual, about israel, he still remains the top of the list, we're told, for that position. michelle flournoy, an undersecretary there also on the short list. treasury, you know, kenneth chenault, the ceo of american express, has been whispered about as a possibility there. yesterday, though, i spoke to a spokesman at american express who told me that kenneth chenault plans to continue at american express. so,...
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even when it's a weak parliamentary system, italy or israel, the coalition collapses and everybody has another vote. pulling it together, checks and balances are an amazing bulwark, the system of strength of the united states. but when you have both ends of pennsylvania avenue at each other's throats, hammering out disagreements, it's just about impossible. >> q&a and you, i want to know if you think embarrassment that's the fiscal cliff mess could happen in another country. tweet me. coming up, why december december's job numbers prove another economic renaissance is on the horizon, if washington doesn't mess things up. yeah. don't say it. so you know what it is, right? yeah, yeah, don't. that's a lot of dough! ♪ [ male announcer ] switch and you could save $480 bucks with state farm. she also likes to ride her bike. she knows the potential for making or losing money can pop up anytime. that's why she trades with the leader in mobile trading. so she's always ready to take action, no matter how wily... or weird... or wonderfully the market's behaving... which isn't rocket science. it
even when it's a weak parliamentary system, italy or israel, the coalition collapses and everybody has another vote. pulling it together, checks and balances are an amazing bulwark, the system of strength of the united states. but when you have both ends of pennsylvania avenue at each other's throats, hammering out disagreements, it's just about impossible. >> q&a and you, i want to know if you think embarrassment that's the fiscal cliff mess could happen in another country. tweet me....
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and even when it's a weak parliamentary system, israel, the coalition collapses, and everybody has another vote. so pulling it together, checks and balances are an amazing bulwark. they are the system of strength of the united states. but when you have both ends of pennsylvania avenue at each other's throats hammering out disagreements, it's just about impossible. >> and "action&a" and you. i want to know if you think the embarrass that is the fiscal cliff mess could happen in another country. >>> coming up, why december's jobs numbers say another economic mess on the horizon if washington doesn't mess things up. the boys use capital one venture miles for their annual football trip. that's double miles you can actually use. tragically, their buddy got sacked by blackouts. but it's our tradition! that's roughing the card holder. but with the capital one venture card you get double miles you can actually use. [ cheering ] any flight, anytime. the scoreboard doesn't lie. what's in your wallet? hut! i have me on my fantasy team. >>> 155,000 net new jobs added in the month of december. meanwhil
and even when it's a weak parliamentary system, israel, the coalition collapses, and everybody has another vote. so pulling it together, checks and balances are an amazing bulwark. they are the system of strength of the united states. but when you have both ends of pennsylvania avenue at each other's throats hammering out disagreements, it's just about impossible. >> and "action&a" and you. i want to know if you think the embarrass that is the fiscal cliff mess could happen...
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contender for the defense department post whose prospects appeared to be dimming amid criticism from pro-israel groups and gay organizations over past comments is still in the game. close friend, former senator max klee land tells cnn, quote, i understand his nomination is back on the table, and i believe very strongly he should be defense secretary. a strong endorsement that the president is not yet ready to make. recently on nbc's "meet the press" didn't count him out. >> my number one criteria is who does the best job in helping to secure america. >> anything disqualify him? >> not that i see. >> hagel supporters are concerned about the process of names being floated, exposed to harsh scrutiny before they're formally named. >> anyone with any record of involvement in controversial issues will always mobilize against the would be appointee, and the accusations are sometimes distortions. >> financial hagel michelle flour noi remains in the mix. when geithner plans to leave, one name floated american express ceo has no plans to leave the company a spokesman confirmed it to cnn. white house chie
contender for the defense department post whose prospects appeared to be dimming amid criticism from pro-israel groups and gay organizations over past comments is still in the game. close friend, former senator max klee land tells cnn, quote, i understand his nomination is back on the table, and i believe very strongly he should be defense secretary. a strong endorsement that the president is not yet ready to make. recently on nbc's "meet the press" didn't count him out. >> my...
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joined by steve israel. marsha blackburn, jen psaki, president obama's traveling press secretary, and diane swonk and connecticut attorney irving pinsky. >>> wednesday, january 2 know, starting point begins right now. > >>> our "starting point," what on earth just happened? financial markets up, but it took one fractured vote to make it happen. let's recap. late last night, the house of representatives passed the senate's fiscal cliff bill. the final tally, 257-167, and while 151 republicans voted no, it is worth noting its speaker, john boehner, voted yes, so did paul ryan, by the way. here is the deal that took over 500 days to seal. no tax hikes for couples earning less than $ 450,000 a year. itemized deductions, and unemployment benefits extended and alternative minimum tax adjusted for inflation. >> here is the deal. what the deal doesn't address is federal spending. drastic domestic and defense cuts have been put off for more than two months. looking ahead that could get messy if this is an indication,
joined by steve israel. marsha blackburn, jen psaki, president obama's traveling press secretary, and diane swonk and connecticut attorney irving pinsky. >>> wednesday, january 2 know, starting point begins right now. > >>> our "starting point," what on earth just happened? financial markets up, but it took one fractured vote to make it happen. let's recap. late last night, the house of representatives passed the senate's fiscal cliff bill. the final tally,...
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ari is right, he will be asked tough questions about it but when strongly pro-israel senators like so many others have heard the answers that hagel has given them in private, they have come out for chuck hagel. he will have to cross that bar like he has in private. >> dianne feinstein is going to be joining us in the next hour. let me move on and talk about hillary clinton. we'll see what the republicans decide to do and if they decide to filibuster, that would take 60 votes. let's talk about hillary clinton. let me start with you. she was asked about this new super pac. she's not affiliated with it. already calling on her to run for the democratic nomination in 2016. >> there's pac just ready and registered for hillary clinton. >> is there really? >> are you going to tell everyone to stand down? >> you know, right now i am trying to finish my term as secretary of state and the president and i had a good laugh the other night. because i am out of politics right now and i don't know everything i'll be doing. i'll be working on behalf of women and girls and i'll be hopefully writing and
ari is right, he will be asked tough questions about it but when strongly pro-israel senators like so many others have heard the answers that hagel has given them in private, they have come out for chuck hagel. he will have to cross that bar like he has in private. >> dianne feinstein is going to be joining us in the next hour. let me move on and talk about hillary clinton. we'll see what the republicans decide to do and if they decide to filibuster, that would take 60 votes. let's talk...
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israel used to say, we'll never negotiate with terrorists, until they did, and they got freedom in exchange for 1,027 prisoners. should the united states negotiate? there are algerians whose lives may hang on that decision. >> the first thing you learn when you're a new fbi agent is, don't negotiate with terrorists. there's a reason. it puts a price on the head of all the other individuals who are exposed across the region. i think it's good policy. it is a hard policy. it's tough. it's hard when you have family members there. and i would be very, very reluctant to give them anything that they want. for that very reason. you just make every other westerner across the may gren, northern africa, the price on their head just went up. part of the problem is the reason these folks have been successful is the way they make money is through ransoms. they do kidnappings and ransoms. as a matter of fact, at one time, they were the single largest contributor, al qaeda, through ransom payments. and so because people paid them, it became a cottage industry. and i think that is a dangerous precedent bec
israel used to say, we'll never negotiate with terrorists, until they did, and they got freedom in exchange for 1,027 prisoners. should the united states negotiate? there are algerians whose lives may hang on that decision. >> the first thing you learn when you're a new fbi agent is, don't negotiate with terrorists. there's a reason. it puts a price on the head of all the other individuals who are exposed across the region. i think it's good policy. it is a hard policy. it's tough. it's...
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praise for their heroic leadership in times of danger and discord, like britain's margaret thatcher or israel's golda meer. other women have led major governments became notorious for ferocious, uncompromising often disastrously willful leadership. i just had to get it, when you said estrogen is the answer, i had to get, i thought it was so funny. do you think having all these women in congress is going to make a difference? >> no. look, having all these democrats in congress is probably going to make a difference, but not all women are democrats, and not all democrats are women. look, the question here is, we have an example closer to home, other than golda meir and margaret thatcher and kristina kirchner. the example is nancy pelosi. the most high-ranking woman in american history. she ran the house of representatives and she never worked across the aisle. she couldn't win a single gop vote, not even one, for either the health care reform, the obama care, or for the stimulus package. how is that collaborative cooperative, let's all work together, kumbaya leadership. it isn't? >> to use other
praise for their heroic leadership in times of danger and discord, like britain's margaret thatcher or israel's golda meer. other women have led major governments became notorious for ferocious, uncompromising often disastrously willful leadership. i just had to get it, when you said estrogen is the answer, i had to get, i thought it was so funny. do you think having all these women in congress is going to make a difference? >> no. look, having all these democrats in congress is probably...
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voters in israel having their bet. but it's a safe bet that benjamin netanyahu's party, likud will win re-election. it's still too soon to say if this party will go hard right or include centrists. >>> north korea easing up on strict cell phone regulations for foreigners. regulators allowed to bring their own mobile devices in the country. talking to locals? don't try it. that is still illegal. >>> prince harry home from a second tour of duty, serving the british army in afghanistan. looking at interviews he did in theater, and he admits he killed some members of the taliban. the 28-year-old british royal says he took enemy fighters out of the game during his 20-week tour in afghanistan. privacy was a big concern for him there, just like it is at home. >> i never wanted y e ed you gue out here, but there was a deal made that you didn't speculate before my deployment. >>> wife of wes welker blasting ray lewis. lewis, who is retiring, win or lose, after the super bowl, has been seen as a leader and inspiration to his tea
voters in israel having their bet. but it's a safe bet that benjamin netanyahu's party, likud will win re-election. it's still too soon to say if this party will go hard right or include centrists. >>> north korea easing up on strict cell phone regulations for foreigners. regulators allowed to bring their own mobile devices in the country. talking to locals? don't try it. that is still illegal. >>> prince harry home from a second tour of duty, serving the british army in...
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>> i was punched when i was in israel. there were many people punching me in the head. >> what about at the diner? >> we were at a diner together and i can't remember what happened. >> first of all, he goes to this crappy diner because he doesn't care about food. >> it's a diner in west hampton and it's a lovely place set in the 1950s. >> your chair hit the back of the chair of a woman from jersey who looked a little rough and the woman said "i'm sitting here" and anderson turns to me and said, and i quote, we're not going to win this one. he thought we were going to throw down with a woman from jersey. >> a tourist, a woman, was putting a banana peel in a mailbox. something about it so angered me, i literally grabbed her hand, i was like you do not put banana peels -- >> did she recognize you? >> no. >> that's the real thing. wait. so what was her logic? >> i don't know. she said you don't put a banana peel in the mailbox. i grabbed her hand and put it back in her hand and i said you go across the street. >> your own crew
>> i was punched when i was in israel. there were many people punching me in the head. >> what about at the diner? >> we were at a diner together and i can't remember what happened. >> first of all, he goes to this crappy diner because he doesn't care about food. >> it's a diner in west hampton and it's a lovely place set in the 1950s. >> your chair hit the back of the chair of a woman from jersey who looked a little rough and the woman said "i'm sitting...
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hope you come back tomorrow and joining us on "starting point," a big day with new york congressman israel, jen saki, president obama's and diane swonk, what all of this will mean for your paycheck and debt and deficits in this country. >> the fiscal cliff deal not done at all. stay with cnn all day for the developing news on the fiscal cliff, we have a big house vote perhaps as this bill gets to the floor. as we say good-bye to 2012 thank you to all the people behind the scenes who make "starting point" possible. happy new year, everyone. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ should all acquaintance be forgot
hope you come back tomorrow and joining us on "starting point," a big day with new york congressman israel, jen saki, president obama's and diane swonk, what all of this will mean for your paycheck and debt and deficits in this country. >> the fiscal cliff deal not done at all. stay with cnn all day for the developing news on the fiscal cliff, we have a big house vote perhaps as this bill gets to the floor. as we say good-bye to 2012 thank you to all the people behind the scenes...
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across the region, political storm clouds ar gathering as iran, israel and eight arab countries hold crucial elections this year. >> in every one of them, a new form of right, far, far right is emerging as to change the balance of power. >> reporter: in his first term, barack obama said he was making the middle east peace process a priority, but middle east expert aaron david miller says don't get your hopes up for this term. >> the fact is if you -- if the administration tried to put mahmoud abbas and benjamin netanyahu down together, right now, or in february, at the negotiating table, the gaps between them are so large that they simply cannot be bridged and the u.s., yet again, will be revealed as an emperor without clothes. >> and when we come back, we'll talk to chris lawrence from the pentagon, get new information here about this hostage situation in algeria. this is this north african country where we're now hearing, confirmed by the state department, 40 hostages, being called an act of terror by leon panetta, the defense secretary. as many as seven of them could be americans.
across the region, political storm clouds ar gathering as iran, israel and eight arab countries hold crucial elections this year. >> in every one of them, a new form of right, far, far right is emerging as to change the balance of power. >> reporter: in his first term, barack obama said he was making the middle east peace process a priority, but middle east expert aaron david miller says don't get your hopes up for this term. >> the fact is if you -- if the administration...